- — To the "whiney" city council members blaming Realtors for pushing the superior county school system. Don't blame us. We only give our clients what "they" ask for!
The VCS BOE came up with a reasonable policy for cell phones in schools after extensive debate and input from parents —specifically, mothers. That policy has failed at VHS because of the lack of will to enforce it. A new policy has been put in place which they will also be unable or reluctant to enforce. This new policy went into effect with no pretense of caring what parents think or want. The administration earns an F.
I couldn’t believe my eyes. Mayor and Council contemplating millions of dollars for security, X-rays and bullet-proof glass. How out of touch can they be? Economic times are hard, everyone must sacrifice. If they are that much in fear, then resign please!
Where are the jobs? All I hear about is health care, and pushing this enormous spending bill down our throats. Why can't we get some help in South Georgia with creating some jobs? All the deals are being made behind closed doors and no one knows what's in this 2,708-page health care debacle.
The schools are not trying to hide anything. School officials and SRO's are spending inordinate amounts of time on cases of cell phone theft, to the point they can hardly deal with anything else. You managed to get through high school without a cell phone, why can't your kids? If a school official sees a phone, they can check and see if the phone has been used during school hours.
We aren't trying to hide anything at VHS. The policy was that they could have them but could not take them out during school hours, however, some of the students couldn't follow the rules! Teachers were spending class time taking them up and arguing with students about putting them away and to stop texting.
Keep retreating. The word is "consolidation." No euphemistic expressions like "Unification." To paraphrase the Immortal Bard, "that which we call consolidation, by any other name, would still smell as bad."
There is a house located at 1605 on Madison Highway that burned about a year to a year and a half ago and no one cares. The fire department, city manager, city marshal all drive by there and will not get this house cleaned up. What will it take for the City of Valdosta to get this house cleaned up?
What We Think
Rant & Rave for Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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Leaving NCLB behind
Georgia schools may be sighing in relief today, following the announcement that the U.S. Department of Education granted a waiver to the state, along with nine others, from the rigorous requirements of the No Child Left Behind act.
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Don’t jettison landmark
While we respect the request to relocate the F-86 aircraft from outside Mathis City Auditorium to the new Moody Air Force Base Airpark, we would hope the city and MAFB would reconsider moving it.
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Shame in Berrien County
Unfortunately for Sherrie Williams of the Berrien County school-based health clinic, she talked to The Times and praised the program that she oversees. This pride in her work led to the loss of her job.
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Grading policy: A second chance?
In clarifying the Lowndes County Schools’ controversial grading policy, Superintendent Dr. Steve Smith spoke of second chances.
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Be up to any weather challenge
Georgia’s Severe Weather Awareness Week starts today and runs through Friday. The idea behind the week is to prepare Georgians for weather emergencies and how to keep these situations from becoming tragedies.
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Parents and schools
There is a lot of talk lately about school systems and grading policies, and how all of a child's problems come back to a lack of parenting. But is it really that simple? Can it be a case where the school systems are so focused on the problem few that the majority of students are ignored?
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
THUMBS UP: To Brooks County High School engineering and technology teacher Don Morgan and his students. They recently received national attention for their work with biodiesel fuel. They collect used cooking oil from area fast-food restaurants then process this oil into biodiesel. Morgan hopes to next interest the Brooks County school buses into running on the fuel created in his class. This classroom not only prepares students for the future but may prepare all of us for an alternative energy source.
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Take me out to the ball park
The Valdosta State baseball season begins today. The Blazers host Lindenwood at 2:30 p.m. Nothing beats quality baseball played in warm weather with a great venue like Billy Grant Field.
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What We Think: Signing Day
Wednesday was National Signing Day, the day when high school athletes across the country make official announcements about what school they’ve chosen to sign with.
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School policy fails expectations
Lowndes County Schools recently implemented new grading guidelines for students. These guidelines have left many parents upset ...
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Leaving NCLB behind
